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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The perilous journey [of the hero] was a labor not of attainment, but of ___________."
(a) Remembering
(b) Fighting
(c) Re-attainment
(d) Stealing

2. What is the spiritual city, and thus center for those who practice the Muslim faith?
(a) The city of their mosque
(b) Their city of birth
(c) Mecca
(d) Babylon

3. What does Campbell say all cities build in order to represent the idea of this central area?
(a) A religious temple
(b) A library
(c) A pit
(d) A pyre

4. What does the Hero have to conquer in order to gain knowledge?
(a) Evil
(b) His family
(c) His faith
(d) Dragons

5. What kind of myth is the story of the man who dreamed of killing his father and taking care of his mother?
(a) Disturbed
(b) Narcissius
(c) Oedipal
(d) Unrealistic

Short Answer Questions

1. "A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of ___________..."

2. Heroes in what tend to bring enlightenment to the community?

3. What does Campbell say are used to signify and to assist in the breaking of the attachment to one's parent?

4. Who is the central figure in the second example offered by Campbell, in relation to this person encountering a series of obstacles and is aided by a wise old man along the way?

5. What is NOT a symbol of this central item, as referenced in #25 and #26?

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